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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
12
In a moving tribute colleagues reflect on William Carl Fels, praising his calm warmth, candor, humor, and disciplined mind. They praise his leadership at Bennington College, his love of language, and his enduring influence on dignity, decency, and friendship within the community.
Wilfred H. Duquette of Williamstown Mass sues Lynne and Alfred Jarvis of Boulder Colo over a July 27 1963 auto collision. Duquette seeks damages for neck shoulder and left knee injuries that impaired help with his motel and snack bar. The case settled out of court for an undisclosed sum after jury testimony.
Mrs Kathleen Hogan O Donnell of 146 Dewey Street has earned the state real estate broker license after passing the qualifying exam. At 21 she is believed to be the youngest broker in the area and will join her father Francis J Hogan in the Hogan and O Donnell Real Estate Rental and Appraisal Agency. Her father chairs the town board of sisters.
Obituary notices detail J Emmett Leahy 66 lifelong Bennington resident dying at home. Ida Clark Kincaid 61 of Hoosick Falls died after illness. Owen L Tobin 54 of West Pawlet died at Granville hospital. Reports cover births, education, work history, family survivors, church affiliations, and funeral arrangements with services in Bennington and nearby towns.
Woodford will vote Wednesday on buying a 20 by 32 foot mobile aluminum classroom to ease overcrowding at Woodford Hollow School. Cost is $10,000, financed over three years, increasing the grand list by about $1.23. the unit would be placed behind the existing school on concrete blocks.
Bennington news notes a fire call for an oil burner flood at 123 Ben-Mont Ave with no damage, YMCA board and various clubs meeting tonight, and a school vote on a mobile classroom at Woodford Hollow. Doctors discuss indigent care payments and a potential reallocation of hospital fees as selectmen weigh court outcomes.
Vermont leaders clash over reapportionment after a court ruling. Gov Hoff warns realignment may wait until after the Jan 6 session opens while Speaker Billings urges waiting for the final court order. Aiken calls realignment necessary to avoid chaos as Buckley contemplates backing.
The funeral for Mrs. Maude L. Blair was conducted by Rev. H. Glenn Payne at Gibney Haynes Kane Funeral Home. Bearers from Bennington and nearby towns included Earl Buzzell Alfred Davis and Frank Davis Louis Pelchie and Albert Ducharme. Burial planned for Hinsdillville Cemetery in spring. A second funeral for Mrs. Maxwell Flora Dewey took place at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home with pastor Merle Tyler officiating. Bearers listed as James Dwyer Harold Dewey Jesse Dewey and John Reardon.
Dow Jones Industrial average at 853.77, down 6.88. Railroads fall to 203.26, down 1.80. Utilities drop to 154.66, down 0.28. Composite index 382.00, down 2.13. Sales reach 2,330,000.
Notices invite Old Bennington residents to an 8 p m meeting at the Old Bennington Schoolhouse on Wednesday January 6 to discuss unifying the village government with the town and Bennington Village governments. Hamilton L Shields urges residents to share views as trustees consider study committee input. No vote is planned but trustee action may be guided by the meeting’s sentiment.
Bennington Village schools report teacher aides at Molly Stark and Beech Street. Aide shifts may be split to boost morale and attract teachers. Board deferred final action, budgeting under 2000 for the year. An eighth grade position is added to address oversized classes and remedial needs. Tuition to rise to 325 and 500 with capital outlay and other fees. Tax collections reached 298773.41 with 9165.83 delinquent taxes.
Postmaster Pekalski urged Christ mas cards be mailed by Wednesday to ensure on time delivery. Bennington Post Office hours tomorrow run 8 am to 7 pm for mailing stamps and packages. New stamps touted for improving mail service and ZIP code use urged to speed delivery and save costs.
Admissions list includes Esther Stevens Sandra Rice Pammie Rice Christopher Connell Vernon Gage George Stone Arthur Dupee in North Bennington and other towns. Discharges note Amy Vander Linde Lillian Wilson Corliss Brooks James Glenn Exelia Harris. New births include a daughter to Philip and wife in Eagle Bridge New York and a son to William Sherwin Hoosick Falls and a daughter to Frank Hurley Airport Road. A Mary McClellan Hospital birth in Cambridge New York adds a son to Lawrence and Kay McCauley of Salem New York.
The Red Cross Blood Center in Burlington appeals for strong support from all chapters to reach the 100 pint quota next week as the holidays approach. In Bennington County 235 pints have been administered at Putnam Memorial Hospital and over 100 pints replaced for residents hospitalized outside the state since late September. Volunteers, led by Weston Hadden, will staff the Elk’s Barn event on Wednesday with a large committee aiding donor transport, registration, and technicians. Transport calls go to Red Cross 442-9458. bloodmobile hours are 11:45 to 5:30.
Stratton Mountain reported poor conditions this morning with upper lifts not operating. The base reached six inches in frozen granular snow with one inch of new powder and light snow flurries.
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